Pro-Morsi protests lose steam on Friday of Martyrs

[Pksecurity]

Protest call by Egypt’s Muslim Brotherhood did not evoke a response as expected by pro-Morsi protest organizers though troops and police had taken relatively low-key security measures before the "Friday of Martyrs" processions that were to have begun from 28 mosques in the capital after Friday’s weekly prayers. Reuters has reported that midday prayers were canceled at some mosques and there were few signs of major demonstrations unfolding in Cairo.
The Brotherhood has been in violent protests ever since president Morsi was ousted by the military in response to massive opposition against Brotherhood rule which increasingly getting isolated before its government was packed up. Arab countries like Saudi Arabia and Qatar have already put their weight behind the government set up by the military. There is no notable protest in any Muslim or Arab country. Turkey has, however, raised its voice against the coup as it is cracking down on its generals for previous military-dominated regimes.
Egypt has endured the bloodiest civil unrest in its modern history since August 14 when police destroyed protest camps set up by Morsi's supporters in Cairo to demand his reinstatement. The violence has alarmed Egypt's Western allies, but U.S. President Barack Obama acknowledged that even a decision to cut off U.S. aid to Cairo might not influence its military rulers. Some U.S. lawmakers have called for a halt to the $1.5 billion a year in mostly military assistance to Egypt. Saudi Arabia and other oil-rich Gulf countries have pledged hefty aid package for the military-backed Egyptian government.

ALLVOICES: Brotherhood's "Friday of Martyrs" protests lose steam in Cairo

 

[Mozambique Drill]

Political Islam is dead. Time to move on, Arabs.

 

[Arabian Legend]

Political Islam is dead. Time to move on, Arabized.

I fixed the small unintentional mistake.

 

[Yzd Khalifa]

The door is widely open to everybody who wants to work with us.

Political Islam is dead. Time to move on, Arabs.

Not really. Being politically inspired by Islam doesn't indicate that there is something wrong

 

[hussain0216]

Political Islam is dead. Time to move on, Arabs.

Man, look around the world, its only just begining.


Under a brutal and dangerous security regime it is astounding that thousands of protesters have still come out considering the consequences

 

[Patriots]

Update 2:Low turnout for Muslim Brotherhood rallies across Egypt - Politics - Egypt - Ahram Online

Supporters of deposed president Morsi once again take to streets in Cairo and several provinces to protest what they describe as ‘military coup’; turnout particularly low in wake of arrest of Islamist leaders

Marches are underway in several parts of Egypt on Friday with thousands taking to the streets protesting the removal of ousted president Mohamed Morsi and the killing of hundreds of Morsi supporters during a security crackdown last week.

Demonstrations marched through the Cairo and Giza districts of Ramsis, Mohandeseen, Kerdassa, Helwan, Haram and Shubra.

The Governorates of Aswan, Suez, Minya and Fayoum also witnessed protests.

Protesters chanted "[Defence Minister Abdel-Fattah] El-Sisi is a traitor" and "It is not about the Brotherhood…it’s a war against Islam" .

"El-Sisi is a traitor…Morsi is my president" and "The media are liars…peacefulness in not terrorism," were also among the chants.

Demonstrators carried pictures of Morsi and of those slain during last week's clashes with police . Widely carried were also the yellow banners with the now well-known "Rabaa hand" showing a four-finger salute symbolizing the violent crackdown on the Rabaa Al-Adawiya Mosque last week, which left more than 700 killed and thousands injured.

Egyptian army and police forces are tightening security at several prominent protest sites in Cairo.

The National Alliance to Support Legitimacy, an Islamist coalition against the ouster of president Mohamed Morsi led by the Muslim Brotherhood, announced that it would stage 28 marches across greater Cairo on Friday departing from major mosques. The demonstrations, dubbed the "Friday of Martyrs," aim to condemn the fall of Brotherhood supporters in recent violence following the police's deadly crackdown on the Islamist sit-ins last week, leaving over 700 dead.

Army and police forces have spread over the vicinity of Rabaa El-Adawiya Mosque in Nasr City, where the alliance held its main sit-in for six weeks before the dispersal. They have closed off several nearby streets.

They also increased their presence at the nearby defence ministry and the Ittihadeya presidential palace in Heliopolis district, a few kilometres away from Rabaa El-Adawiya.

In addition, army forces have closed off all entrances to Tahrir Square in central Cairo with tanks and barbed wire.

Tahrir has been a site for anti-Brotherhood demonstrations and currently hosts several tents of protesters who opted to defend the area in case Morsi supporters attempt to take over the iconic square.

Meanwhile, the army also closed off Gam'et El-Dowal El-Arabiya Street, a main route in Mohandiseen district which intersects with the square where Mostafa Mahmoud Mosque is located. Immediately after dispersing the sit-ins last week, Islamist protesters attempted to set up a new sit-in in front of the mosque, but fierce clashes broke out with security forces and the crowd was quickly dispersed.

Three days after the dispersals, in response to violent clashes that followed nationwide, the alliance announced it would hold a week of rallies in protest. However, the turn out across the past week has been relatively small in numbers.

Fourteen governorates, including Cairo, Giza and Alexandria, are under a state-imposed curfew from seven o'clock in the evening to six o'clock in the morning. A one-month long state of emergency was also announced nationwide last week.

 

[Patriots]